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Nomos 17

26 October 2018
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zürich
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Among the finest known

Estimate: 55000 CHF
Hammer Price:  50000 CHF
Lot 145

CRETE. Gortyna. Circa 330-270 BC. Stater (Silver, 22.5 mm, 11.80 g, 3 h). Europa, turned half-right, seated in a plane tree, her right hand resting on a branch and extending her left to right. Rev. Bull standing to right, turning its head back to lick its flanks. BMC 17 (same dies). BMFA 1275 (same dies). Gulbenkian 564 (same dies). Le Rider pl. XIII, 4-9 (same dies). Svoronos, Numismatique 61. A beautifully toned, very well struck example, with no apparent traces of over-striking; very rare thus. Minor scuff on the obverse, otherwise, good very fine.

From the collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zürich, Triton XVIII, 6 January 2015, 547, ex Numismatica Ars Classica 10, 9 April 1997, 230 and Numismatica Ars Classica 4, 27 February 1991, 125.

Online bidding closes: 26 Oct 2018, 10:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 29 Apr 2025, 07:26:19 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:50000 CHF

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